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Americans for the most part,,especially the younger generation have lost their self reliant attitude.

Today most people would not know what to do if foods became unavailable to them for months at a time or their shelter was taken from them.
Its obvious that today if you blow a picture tube or loose your IPOD you call uncle sam for assistance.

Because of the government taking care of people who dont need it,, it has spawned a new mind set in its citizens.

I can remember when I had nothing how those were some of the most fun times of my life. Just figuring how to get out of it and the little things you do to survive are happy memories for me. I never even had the thought of uncle sam giving me a hand out. And today I would still loath the thought.

Living in the city skews your ability to survive,,people I guess are dependant on people for everything. It affects the way you think and thus the way you vote. Which I guess is why most cities vote for people who promise handouts.

Pretty good article. BUT...$50 a week for just me would be EASY. We spend 100-130 a week for me, my wife, and our 2 kids. That includes diapers and pullups, my wife's makeup and toiletries. We shop sales and use coupons. We never have any problem not being able to eat what we want. People just have to be smarter about looking for deals.
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Pretty good article. BUT...$50 a week for just me would be EASY. We spend 100-130 a week for me, my wife, and our 2 kids. That includes diapers and pullups, my wife's makeup and toiletries. We shop sales and use coupons. We never have any problem not being able to eat what we want. People just have to be smarter about looking for deals.

WOW, $50 a week would be luxury. When I was in Jr. College, I would have about $20 a month for groceries. Venison would make many meals. I don't know how many 25 cent Tonita's pizzas I ate one semester, but they would be breakfast, lunch and dinner. We usually got good meals on road trips in baseball if we won both games of a double header. Splitting the dh would mean taco bell, and losing both meant going hungry.

Even now, I can get two weeks worth of lunches out of a batch of venison Meat Balls and Speghitti, or smoking a brisket along with lots of corn on the cob and BBQ beans. Lunch at my work costs about $8, and I try to avoid spending hard earned $$$ in the cafeteria or eating out.

Last edited by Terry Britton; 09-19-2009 at 03:25 PM.

Terry Britton, P.E.

Engineers believe that if it isn't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet.

What the heck were these guys eating before? How much of that was eating out?
$50 for one person. If I had to eat all the food that I could buy for $50 using my normal grocery shopping habits I would not loose weight I would gain because it would be way too much food.
I shop on sale and use my freezer so we get variety.
This week on sale a few examples:
Turkey breast $.99 lb
Ham(butt cut ) $.99 lb
eggs $.99 doz large grade A
boneless pork loin $1.49 lb I cut up into raost and pork chops
Eye of Round roast beef $2.00 lb
Frozen veggies 1lb bag $.99

What the heck were these guys eating before? How much of that was eating out?
$50 for one person. If I had to eat all the food that I could buy for $50 using my normal grocery shopping habits I would not loose weight I would gain because it would be way too much food.
I shop on sale and use my freezer so we get variety.
This week on sale a few examples:
Turkey breast $.99 lb
Ham(butt cut ) $.99 lb
eggs $.99 doz large grade A
boneless pork loin $1.49 lb I cut up into raost and pork chops
Eye of Round roast beef $2.00 lb
Frozen veggies 1lb bag $.99

that is where you live...I will take your list to the store and give you our prices...

turkey breast is gonna be at LEAST 3.50/lb, ham maybe a little less....

Juli

God answers prayers all the time. Even the ones we don't know we asked. God is Good (always)

"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."